Google has update the Google Maps application specifically for the Android platform that run the version 1.6 or higher.

In terms of new features and improvements of the new version of Google Maps, here is a small list:

- better user interface that now includes an improved page of search results;
- a home screen widget that can find your friends that are located nearby thanks to the Google Latitude connection;
- being able to support multiple Google accounts;
- a new live wallpaper
with a map and your position on terrain/normal view/satellite mode